گزارش يك مورد ترومبوز سينوس لاترال و هيپرتانسيون داخل جمجمه اي به دنبال ابتلا به اوتيت حاد مياني

A Case Report of Lateral Sinus Thrombosis and Intracranial Hypertension after Acute Otitis Media

Lateral sinus thrombosis in the preantibiotic era, was the common complication of the otitis media and had a mortality rate of greater than 90%. Nowadays, the prevalence of lateral sinus thrombosis has decreased, clinical features of this disease has changed due to antibiotic treatment, and the mortality rate has reached about 10-36%. Now this rare complication oceures merely after chronic middle ear infections in adults. AT this article, a rare case of lateral sinus thrombosis in a child fbllowing acute otitis media is presented. Noting to change of clinical presentation of this disease and itʹs low prevalence and high mortality, the importance of early diagnosis and early surgical intervention would be appearent. It emphasised that every patient with middle ear disease dont respond to appropriate medical treatment and do have high or continious fever and/or neck pain, must he evaluated with MRI.